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Cryptococcal spondylodiscitis in a non-HIV patient with CD4 lymphocytopenia

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2021
الملخص: تُعرف العدوى التي تؤثر على الأقراص الفقرية وفقراتها باسم التهاب الفقار وأقراصها. تحدث هذه العدوى عادة عن طريق المكروبات المقيحة، ولا سيما من قبل المكورات العنقودية، والطريق الأكثر شيوعا لانتشارها هو انتشار الدم.
Shyamasunder N. Bhat, MS, Raghuraj Kundangar, MS, Nishanth Ampar, MS, Barnini Banerjee, MD, Chethana Babu K. Udupa, MD, Kavitha Saravu, MD   +5 more
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Comparison of Long‐term Follow‐Up of n‐HA PA66 Cage and PEEK Cage of Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Multi‐level Degenerative Lumbar Diseases: A Stepwise Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 17-28, January 2024.
The findings of this study suggest that the outcomes of the n‐HA/PA66 cage group are comparable to those of the polyether ether ketone (PEEK) cage group, with a similar high fusion rate and low cage subsidence rate as PEEK cages, except its lower rate of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) occurrence.
Qiujiang Li, Qingyang Gao, Lei Wang, Limin Liu, Huiliang Yang, Yueming Song   +5 more
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The Need for Comprehensive Medical Management in Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: A Review Article

Spine Surgery and Related Research
The incidence of spontaneous or primary spondylodiscitis has been increasing over the years, affecting the aging population with multiple comorbidities.
Rina Therese R. Madelar, Manabu Ito
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NONSPECIFIC SPONDYLODISCITIS IN ADULTS: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Coluna/Columna, 2020
Objective To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis treated in a Brazilian hospital. Methods This is a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with nonspecific spondylodiscitis.
WILLIAM ZARZA, GABRIEL MENDONÇA SERPA, TAIANA CUNHA RIBEIRO, GISELLE BURLAMAQUI KLATAU, MAURO JOSÉ COSTA SALLES, ALBERTO O GOTFRYD, RODRIGO GÓES MEDÉA DE MENDONÇA, NELSON ASTUR, MARIA FERNANDA S CAFFARO, ROBERT MEVES   +9 more
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Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a primary infection of the intervertebral disc and is a rare entity. Here, we describe the case of a 64-year-old male patient, a professional breeder, who attended the Emergency Department with sciatica and back pain that was
Charalampos Potsios, Panagiota Xaplanteri, Vasileios Zoitopoulos, Panagiotis Patrinos, Iro Ioanna Giannakopoulou, Ilektra Tzivaki, Theodora Kafentzi, Konstantina Samanta, Konstantina Filioti, Panagiotis Sideris, Konstantinos Letsas, Konstantinos Koukios   +11 more
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Comparing Treatment Between Identification and Non-Identification of Micro-Organisms in Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine an effective treatment by antibiotic for positive culture (culture+ve) pyogenic spondylodiscitis compared to a negative culture (culture-ve) by assessment of laboratory outcomes, Erythrocyte Sedimentation
Piyawat Bintachitt, Pongsa Meemane, Weera Chaiyamongkol   +2 more
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Surgical Management of L5-S1 Spondylodiscitis on Previously Documented Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Surgery, 2020
Background. Although lumbar isthmic spondylolisthesis is frequent in the Caucasian population, its association with spondylodiscitis is extremely rare. Case Description.
Anthony Lubiato, Guillaume Baucher, Mikael Meyer, Stéphane Fuentes   +3 more
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The correlation between follow-up MRI findings and laboratory results in pyogenic spondylodiscitis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Although MRI is the gold-standard imaging method in the diagnosis of spondylodiscitis, role of follow-up imaging is debated and there can be discrepancies with regard to the significance of bony or soft tissue responses to treatment.
Kyung-Sik Ahn, Chang Ho Kang, Suk-Joo Hong, Baek Hyun Kim, Euddeum Shim   +4 more
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Evaluation of Patients Diagnosed with Spondylodiscitis

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Objective: Spondylodiscitis is an infectious disease that affects the vertebral body, intervertebral disc, and/or adjacent paraspinal tissue, and it is a significant cause of morbidity, especially in older individuals.
Onur Ünal, Melahat Yılmaz, Gülruhsar Yılmaz, Füsun Zeynep Akçam, Onur Kaya, Esra Nurlu Temel   +5 more
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Appropriate duration of post-surgical intravenous antibiotic therapy for pyogenic spondylodiscitis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Most guidelines recommend 6 to 12 weeks of parenteral antibiotic treatment for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. When surgical debridement is adequately performed, further intravenous antibiotic treatment duration can be reduced than that of ...
Yun-Da Li, Chak-Bor Wong, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Po-Liang Lai, Chi-Chien Niu, Lih-Huei Chen, Tsai-Sheng Fu   +6 more
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